relic
Pertaining to the Big BangPertaining to the Big Bang.
Recorded UK: Speaker: Vealhurl Recorder: Vealhurl, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
» We discovered relics of an ancient civilization.
Wir fanden Überbleibsel einer uralten Zivilisation. — Yorwba
Мы обнаружили останки древней цивилизации. — Wezel
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1 senses(not comparable)Pertaining to the Big Bang.
Examples
20 sentencesWe discovered relics of an ancient civilization.
ruМы обнаружили останки древней цивилизации. — Wezel
deWir fanden Überbleibsel einer uralten Zivilisation. — Yorwba
We discovered relics of an ancient civilisation.
deWir fanden Überbleibsel einer uralten Zivilisation. — Yorwba
Antonio threw the relic from the boat.
It is everyone's duty to cherish cultural relics.
David will become a relic of the past.
Origin
From Middle English relik et al., from Old French relique, from Latin reliquiae (“remains,From Middle English relik et al., from Old French relique, from Latin reliquiae (“remains, relics”), from relinquō (“to leave behind, abandon, relinquish”), from re- + linquō (“to leave, quit, forsake, depart from”). Doublet of relict, derelict, and relinquish.
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